Combination shoe and glide for furniture



May 12, 1931. c, RICE 7 1,804,437

COMBINATION SHOE AND GLIDE FOR FURNITURE Filed Aug. 16, 1929 Tisj- Patented May 12, 1931 v UNITED STATES BRANCHE 0. RICE, or" GLEVE ANIS, oHIo COMBINATION snon AND enrnnron summits,

Application filed August 16, 1929) Serial No. 386,327. i i

which is constructed of resilient material with easily attachable and removable glide.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shoe and glide of said character, which is of simple and inexpensive construction.

For a clear understanding of the in- 19 vention, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings illustrating the same, and the novel features thereof will be distinctly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, similarcharacters of reference are used to indicate corresponding parts. I

Figure 1 is a cross sectional view, of a shoe and glide constructed in accordance with my invention and applied to a furniture leg,

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of Fig. 1, the glide being omitted,

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the glide, and

Fig. 4 illustrates a modification of the invention.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the leg of a chair, table or other furniture, to which is fixed a shoe 2 of rubber or other suitable resilient material. The shoe 2 may be circular or of any desired form with outwardly tapering periphery from its top 3 to its base 4. Embedded in the upper part of the shoe 2 is a staple 5, the prongs of which are supported in a. horizontal plate 6 also embedded in said shoe. The staple 5 is adapted to fix the shoe 2 to the base of the furniture leg 1.

The shoe 2 is provided with a central vertical cylindrical opening 7 terminating in an 0 enlarged cylindrical recess 8 having an inwardly tapering periphery 9 and leaving an annular shoulder 10. The base for the shoe 2 is provided with a circular groove 11 which is concentric with the opening 7. A glide 12,

preferably formed from a single piece of metal,.consists of a circular base 13 having an upturned peripheral flange 14, and a cylindrical post 15 projecting upwardly from and centrally of said base terminates in a head 16 having an inwardly tapering periphery 17 and forming an annular shoulder 18. The head 16 of the glide 12 isadpated to be forced through the cylindrical openin 7 of the'shoe2 and into the recess 8 thereo and the upturned flange 14 thereof into the circular groove '11 for attaching said glide to said shoe. Due to the shoe 2being constructed-of resilient material, and its recess 8, its opening 7 and its groove 11 being slightly smaller than the parts of said glide adapted to fit therein, the shoe snugly grips the glide.

The annular shoulder 18 of the head 16 cooperating with the annular shoulder 10 of the shoe 2 also holds the glide inthe shoe. Although the glide 12, is snugly held in the shoe 2, it may be readily removed when it is desired to support the furniture upon the shoe itself.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 4, the glide 19is similar to the glide 12 except that its base 20 is sufiiciently large to cover the entire base 21 of the shoe 2, and is provided with an upwardly extending outer peripheral flange 23 which is adapted to fit the tapering portion 24 of said shoe. 7

From the drawings and description, it is obvious that this combination shoe and glide is simple, practical and inexpensive to manufacture, that the glide is readily attached and detached from the shoe according to the desire to use the shoe alone to support the furniture or use the'glide therewith. It will be understood that slight changes in the details of construction may be made within the scope of the claims.

Having fully described my invention, what I claimis': Y j

1. In a combination shoe and glide for furniture, the combination of a shoe constructed of resilient material, the shoe being provided with a central opening, a glide, and the glide having a post for entering said opening to removably secure it to said shoe.

2. In a combination shoe and glide for furniture, the combination of a shoe constructed of resilient material, the shoe having an opening, the opening terminating in a recess, a glide, the glide having a post adapted to enter said opening, and the post terminating in a head adapted to enter said recess.

3. In a combination shoe and glide for furniture, the combination of a shoe constructed of resilient material, the shoe having a base, the shoe being provided with a recess extending upwardly from'the base, the shoe having a groove in-its base, a glide, the glide having a ange adapted to enter said groove, and the glide having means adapted to enter said recess for securing said glide to said shoe.

4. In a combination shoe and glide for furniture, the combination of a shoe constructed of resilient material, the shoe having a top and a base, means for securing the shoe to a furniture leg, the shoe being provided with a central opening extending upwardly from the base, said opening terminating in an enlarged recess, theshoe having a groove in its base, a glide, the glide having an upwardly extending flange adaptedto enter said groove,

the glide having a post adapted to enter said opening, andthe post terminating in a head adapted to enter said enlarged recess.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

BRANCHE C. RICE. 

